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CA2133577A1 - Gearing and Drive Mechanism for Construction Toy System - Google Patents

Gearing and Drive Mechanism for Construction Toy System

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Publication number
CA2133577A1
CA2133577A1 CA2133577A CA2133577A CA2133577A1 CA 2133577 A1 CA2133577 A1 CA 2133577A1 CA 2133577 A CA2133577 A CA 2133577A CA 2133577 A CA2133577 A CA 2133577A CA 2133577 A1 CA2133577 A1 CA 2133577A1
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Prior art keywords
struts
size
progression
assembly
toy system
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CA2133577A
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French (fr)
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CA2133577C (en
Inventor
Joel I. Glickman
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Connector Set LP
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Individual
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Priority claimed from US08/025,183 external-priority patent/US5423707A/en
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Publication of CA2133577C publication Critical patent/CA2133577C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/062—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements with clip or snap mechanisms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H29/00—Drive mechanisms for toys in general
    • A63H29/20—Flywheel driving mechanisms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/042—Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
    • A63H33/101—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements with clip or snap mechanism

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  • Toys (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)

Abstract

A gearing and drive mechanism is provided for a construction toy system, in which a coherent structure can be as-sembled from a series of rod-like struts (25, 26, 27, 28) and hub-like connec-tors (11), wherein the struts have spe-cially contoured ends engageable by lat-eral, snap-in assembly with pairs of con-toured gripping arms on the connector elements. Upon snap-in assembly, the struts are effectively rigidly joined with the connectors. Spur years (71) and pin-ions (70) can be rotatably supported in the structure using struts and connector elements providing a gear train for con-verting the output of a motor (37) to the driving of an element of the construction toy system. The construction system has a graduated progression of strut lengths, such that a first length is of a size to form a base of an isosceles right triangle for which the next length of the progression is of a size to form a hypothenuse. Spur and pinion gears have a size ratio of ap-proximately 2.4 at tile pitch diameter to accommodate assembly, in structures of connected struts provided in such a size progression, of useful drive gear mech-anisms of various speed ratios and me-chanical advantages.
CA002133577A 1993-03-02 1994-02-02 Gearing and drive mechanism for construction toy system Expired - Fee Related CA2133577C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/025,183 1993-03-02
US08/025,183 US5423707A (en) 1990-12-11 1993-03-02 Motor installation for construction toy system
US08/072,271 US5346420A (en) 1990-12-11 1993-06-03 Gearing and drive mechanism for construction toy system
US08/072,271 1993-06-03

Publications (2)

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CA2133577A1 true CA2133577A1 (en) 1994-08-18
CA2133577C CA2133577C (en) 1996-11-26

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US (1) US5346420A (en)
EP (1) EP0636047B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2602637B2 (en)
KR (1) KR950700777A (en)
CN (1) CN1096230A (en)
AU (1) AU661429B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9403984A (en)
CA (1) CA2133577C (en)
DE (1) DE69410179T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0636047T3 (en)
IL (1) IL108760A (en)
RU (1) RU2118195C1 (en)
SG (1) SG47889A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1994017888A1 (en)

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DE69410179T2 (en) 1998-10-08
DE69410179D1 (en) 1998-06-18
CN1096230A (en) 1994-12-14
IL108760A0 (en) 1994-05-30
RU94045963A (en) 1997-05-27
AU6237094A (en) 1994-08-29
EP0636047B1 (en) 1998-05-13
WO1994017888A1 (en) 1994-08-18
BR9403984A (en) 1999-06-01
SG47889A1 (en) 1998-04-17
RU2118195C1 (en) 1998-08-27
US5346420A (en) 1994-09-13
DK0636047T3 (en) 1999-02-01
CA2133577C (en) 1996-11-26
EP0636047A4 (en) 1995-08-16
JP2602637B2 (en) 1997-04-23
KR950700777A (en) 1995-02-20
EP0636047A1 (en) 1995-02-01
JPH07504603A (en) 1995-05-25
AU661429B2 (en) 1995-07-20
IL108760A (en) 1997-08-14

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